The Internal Structure of Sociology Departments: The Role of Graduate Students and Other Groups

Crothers, Charles

doi:10.2307/1318199

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“…Although a small portion of undergraduate seekers in the United States also falls into this category (Snyder & Dillow, 2011), the adult learning literature distinguishes graduate adult learners from undergraduate adult learners (e.g., Kerns, 2006). Graduate adult learners are more likely to be familiar with the higher education environment, be focused on a professional field (Kember, 2001), have professional experiences (C. E. Kasworm & Marienau, 1997), be in their midcareers (Polson, 2003), and be facing considerable financial sacrifices (Crothers, 1991).…”

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Transitioning Challenges Faced by Chinese Graduate Students

Huang

2012

Adult Learning

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This literature review examines transitioning challenges faced by Chinese international students who pursue graduate degrees in the United States. Based on existing research on adulthood in U.S. and Chinese contexts and the features of Chinese graduate students, Chinese adults, and international students as learners in Western countries, the examination includes the adult learning environment in American graduate education, the demographic features of Chinese international students who pursue graduate degrees in the United States, and the challenges they are confronted with inside and outside the classroom. The emphasis is given to two types of transitions experienced by Chinese graduate students in the United States: learning to live into adulthood and learning to learn in an adult learning setting. Findings of this literature review shed light on understanding Chinese graduate students as a particular group of learners, provide practical suggestions for practitioners in the United States and other Western countries who teach or mentor Chinese graduate students, and inform future research on Chinese international students.

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Section: Assumptions Of Adult Learnersmentioning

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Transitioning Challenges Faced by Chinese Graduate Students

Huang

2012

Adult Learning

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“…Competition among graduate students is inevitable and inherent (Crothers, 1991), and in some regards is necessary for occupational success. One might even suggest that there is not enough explicit competition, while too much implicit competition exists in which students never learn where they stand, but inevitably fear the worse.…”

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“…Most recently, Shulman and Silver (2003) articulated the informal culture of graduate school. There has also been recent attention to the underside or unpleasant aspects of graduate sociology training (Ault, 1996;Crothers, 1991;Plutzer, 1991). This is to the good, but further discussion and research exploring the social psychological dimension of graduate school training for sociologists is necessary.…”

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Sociology as a vocation: Reputations and group cultures in graduate school

Ferrales

Fine

2005

Am Soc

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Graduate training in sociology involves more than meeting organizationally imposed demands such as satisfying departmental requirements, taking exams, and completing a dissertation. More central is the development of identity through institutional and interactional forces. We examine the experience of graduate students as tied to the social psychological processes associated with professional training. We consider the faculty-student relationship, identifying how student identities as future sociologists are negotiated and constructed within a reputation market linked to status politics. Through this process, graduate students construct frames of interpretation that make sense of a status system in which criteria for evaluation are often variable, uncertain, or undisclosed. To recognize how graduate students fit into their occupational routines, we build upon three core disciplinary constructs: identity, reputation, and group culture. This perspective permits graduate education to be grounded in sociological understandings, underlining the role of a sociological imagination. We propose strategies that sociology departments might follow to facilitate the professional socialization of graduate students, emphasizing the establishment of group culture and presentational norms. In the absence of these changes, we offer advice to graduate students on navigating their current programs.You wish me to speak about "Science as a Vocation." Now, we political economists have a pedantic custom, which I should like to follow, of always beginning with the external conditions. In this case, we begin with the question: What are the conditions of science as

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“…Perna and Hudgins 62 found that faculty provided little direction or guidance to research assistants, a finding reinforced by studies by Hartnett 63 and Crothers. 64 However, there is also evidence in the same studies for the strong positive influence faculty direction can have, when done conscientiously. Nygquist and Wulff 61 provide many useful suggestions, as well as lists of general resources and discipline specific resources for working with assistants.…”

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Preparation for professional self-regulation

Braxton

Baird

2001

SCI ENG ETHICS

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This article asserts that graduate study should include preparation for participation in the process of self-regulation to assure the responsible conduct of research in the scientific community. This article outlines the various ways in which doctoral study can incorporate such preparation. These suggested ways include the inculcation of general attitudes and values about professional self-regulation, various ways doctoral study can be configured so that future scientists are prepared to participate in the deterrence, detection and sanctioning of scientific wrongdoing. The stages of doctoral study in the United States and their relevance to preparation for self-regulations are also discussed. Recommendations regarding an extended role for faculty advisors, graduate assistantships, coursework and departmental policies and activities are also advanced.

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The Internal Structure of Sociology Departments: The Role of Graduate Students and Other Groups

Cited by 9 publications

References 17 publications

Transitioning Challenges Faced by Chinese Graduate Students

Transitioning Challenges Faced by Chinese Graduate Students

Sociology as a vocation: Reputations and group cultures in graduate school

Preparation for professional self-regulation

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